unicellular
adjective
uni·cel·lu·lar
ˌyü-ni-ˈsel-yə-lər 
: having or consisting of a single cell
unicellular microorganisms
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Apparently, unicellular microscopic fungus prefer classical music.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
Eukaryotes have cells that typically contain a single nucleus housing DNA: All multicellular life — animals, plants and fungi — as well as some types of unicellular life, are eukaryotes.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 12 May 2023
Moeller primarily studies protists, a broad category of unicellular microorganisms like amoebas and paramecia that don’t fit within the familiar macroscopic categories of animals, plants and fungi.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
First described in 2009 in the unicellular green algae Micromonas, introners have subsequently turned up in the genomes of some other algae, some species of fungi, tiny marine organisms called dinoflagellates and simple invertebrates called tunicates.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
Eukaryotes have cells that typically contain a single nucleus housing DNA: All multicellular life — animals, plants and fungi — as well as some types of unicellular life, are eukaryotes.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 12 May 2023
Moeller primarily studies protists, a broad category of unicellular microorganisms like amoebas and paramecia that don’t fit within the familiar macroscopic categories of animals, plants and fungi.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
First described in 2009 in the unicellular green algae Micromonas, introners have subsequently turned up in the genomes of some other algae, some species of fungi, tiny marine organisms called dinoflagellates and simple invertebrates called tunicates.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
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unicellular
adjective
uni·cel·lu·lar
ˌyü-ni-ˈsel-yə-lər
: having or consisting of a single cell
unicellular microorganisms
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unicellular
adjective
uni·cel·lu·lar
ˌyü-ni-ˈsel-yə-lər
: having or consisting of a single cell
unicellular microorganisms
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